Saturday, February 18, 2012

Ruby slippers

Dorothys ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are being removed from a Smithsonian exhibit to be conserved. Curators say the famous shoes are old and need to be prepared for a future display at the National Museum of American History.

(AP - msnbc.com)

OGDEN -- An Ogden-area native says she feels like she tapped her ruby slippers and returned home to lead the Internal Revenue Service Accounts Management Center in Ogden.

(Ogden Standard-Examiner)

Dorothy on the Wizard of Oz had her ruby slippers, and Santa Rosa County has its silver sneakers.

(Santa Rosa Press Gazette)

The Ruby Slippers are the hot item this time of year, but not the kind you stick your feet into -- the kind you sink you teeth into. Kates Frosting owner Kate Frost-Field argues that her cupcakes are the ultimate Valentines Day gift for five reasons.

(WHAS 11)

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington is home to the original star-spangled banner, Abraham Lincolns top hat and Dorothys ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz. And now, it will have a bit more of the Hollywood touch.

(Los Angeles Times)

The freaks like country singer Kellie Pickler, who terrorized these same two franchises at Media Day in 2008 by asking players to wear a Tom Brady wig or a pair of ruby-red slippers, make their hay on the perimeter.

(CBS Sports)

This decade (2011-2020) will be the decade for fashion." Time to look forward to Juicy Couture, Eliane et Lena and Ruby Slippers by GAP.

(Livemint.com)

Trained at Lara by Dean Braun and driven by Chris Alford, Machabiba first up since August wasn't pushed out from gate two, with Ruby Slippers (gate four) flying away to lead.